Swedish singer-songwriter Isak Danielson is back with ‘Goodbye To A Lover Again’, a stripped-back new single that turns the frustrations of modern dating into a quietly devastating piano ballad. Out now, the track sees Danielson tackle gay dating culture, the search for validation and the difficulty of finding something that lasts. Built around sparse piano and Danielson’s soulful, aching vocals, ‘Goodbye To A Lover Again’ leaves plenty of room for the emotion to breathe. There’s no oversized...

Middlesbrough’s Twisterella Festival has unveiled the full line-up for its 12th edition, bringing a packed day of new music to the North East on October 3. Taking over five venues across the town, this year’s award-winning festival will be headlined by Gia Ford, loveshy, Mouth Ulcers, The Rooks and Walt Disco, with a sprawling bill of emerging artists filling out the rest of the day. Sheffield-based singer-songwriter Gia Ford arrives at Twisterella fresh from the release of her second album,...

Sam Gendel is leaving the saxophone at the door. The wildly prolific American musician has announced his new album Advanced White Trash, due November 6, and shared its restless lead single ‘Pattern Dance’ — a maximalist collision of glitch, rap, R&B and deconstructed hyperpop. “People think of me as a saxophonist, and I get that,” Gendel says. “But a large portion of my music has nothing to do with that instrument.” Advanced White Trash makes that point pretty convincingly. Across nine...